traversable

adj

"traversable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“traversable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be traversed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-traversable · traversable · English

traversable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for traversable
PropertyValue
Headwordtraversable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “traversable” in English

traversableranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

traversable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for traversable, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From traverse + -able. The correct English form is traversable, spelled T-R-A-V-E-R-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Able to be traversed.
  2. 2
    Deniable; liable to legal objection.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how traversable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Presentment of a felo de se before justices of peace, or oyer and terminer, traversable by the executor.

Etymology

From traverse + -able.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "traversable"?
"traversable" is spelled T-R-A-V-E-R-S-A-B-L-E.
What does "traversable" mean?
As an adjective, "traversable" means: Able to be traversed.
What is the origin of the word "traversable"?
From traverse + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list